Gerudo (Language)

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Gerudo Typography is the written language of the Gerudo. It was first confirmed as such in the Hyrule Historia,[1] though it first appeared in Ocarina of Time. Consisting of 26 different characters, it is directly based on the modern Latin alphabet. It appears at the Gerudo's Training Ground and Spirit Temple (where it appears written in order and its entirety on the stone to the left for the stairs at the entrance) in Ocarina of Time, sparsely at the Arbiter's Grounds in Twilight Princess, a stairway in Ganon's Castle in Ocarina of Time 3D and throughout Gerudo encampments and Gerudo Town in Breath of the Wild.

The accompanying spoken language itself was first introduced in Breath of the Wild where it is used throughout the Gerudo region by both the Gerudo and travellers of the region.

Primer

  • Sarqso: Thank you.[2]
  • Sav'otta: Good morning.[3]
  • Sav’aaq: Good day.[4]
  • Sav’orq: A farewell.[5]
  • Sav’orr: Unknown, said while staying at the Gerudo Town inn.[6]
  • Sav'saaba: Good evening.[7]
  • Vasaaq: A greeting used by shopkeepers.[8]
  • Vaba: Unknown, seemingly some sort of relative.[9]
  • Vai: Woman.[10]
  • Voe: Man.[11]
  • Vure: Bird.[12]

Trivia

  • The "y" in the Gerudo Typography bears resemblance to the "y" found in the medieval runic alphabet, or fuþark.
  • The usage of only two single numbers (1 and 5) suggests that the Gerudo numerical system is a simplified variation of Roman numerals. It is possible that counting would consist of the two available numbers being used consecutively to reach the desired number. For example, 6 would be written "5 1", ten would be written "5 5" and fifty five would thus be written with eleven consecutive 5's.
  • A font of the Gerudo Typography was constructed by Sarinilli shortly after scans of Hyrule Historia revealed the existence of the alphabet.

Gallery

  • "A"

    "A"

  • "B"

    "B"

  • "C"

    "C"

  • "D"

    "D"

  • "E"

    "E"

  • "F"

    "F"

  • "G"

    "G"

  • "H"

    "H"

  • "I"

    "I"

  • "J"

    "J"

  • "K"

    "K"

  • "L"

    "L"

  • "M"

    "M"

  • "N"

    "N"

  • "O"

    "O"

  • "P"

    "P"

  • "Q"

    "Q"

  • "R"

    "R"

  • "S"

    "S"

  • "T"

    "T"

  • "U"

    "U"

  • "V"

    "V"

  • "W"

    "W"

  • "X"

    "X"

  • "Y"

    "Y"

  • "Z"

    "Z"

  • ";"

    ";"

  • "5"

    "5"

  • "1"

    "1"

  • "!"

    "!"

  • "?"

    "?"

External Links

References

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  2. ↑ "By the way, in Gerudo, "thank you" is "sarqso." SARQSO!" — Guy (Breath of the Wild)
  3. ↑ "Good morning! I actually want to use the actual Gerudo greeting. You know…Sav’otta!" — Frita (Breath of the Wild)
  4. ↑ "Good day! I actually want to use the actual Gerudo greeting. You know…Sav’aaq!" — Frita (Breath of the Wild)
  5. ↑ "Seal you another time! Sav’orq!" — Frelly (Breath of the Wild)
  6. ↑ "Sav’orr!" — Romah (Breath of the Wild)
  7. ↑ "Evening. I actually want to use the actual Gerudo greeting. You know…Sav’saaba…" — Frita (Breath of the Wild)
  8. ↑ "Vasaaq!" — Romah (Breath of the Wild)
  9. ↑ "Hmm… My vaba was right about you voe." — Kyra (Breath of the Wild)
  10. ↑ "Vai is a word in the Gerudo language that means "woman"." — Merinai (Breath of the Wild)
  11. ↑ "Voe is a word in the Gerudo language that means "man"." — Merinai (Breath of the Wild)
  12. ↑ "Whoa… That’s a really big vure…" — Kalani (Breath of the Wild)


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